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Two More Utah Schools Installing Starship Simulator InfiniD Labs. Utah to Soon Have 19 Simulators! My Sixth Graders and October's Happenings. Theater Imaginarium

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From InfiniD's Website Welcome Holt and Vae View Elementary Schools to the InfiniD Group of Starship Simulators       InfiniD is pleased to welcome Holt Elementary in Clearfield, Utah and Vae View Elementary in Layton, Utah into the growing community of schools using InfiniD Lab starship simulators.   Both schools are part of the Davis School District.  Holt Elementary School (back behind the trees somewhere)      InfiniD Labs basically morph a school's computer lab into a futuristic starship simulator.  Holt's simulator will be used to enhance the school's 3rd and 5th grade curriculum.      Vae View Elementary School        Vae View Elementary's  InfiniD Lab will be used to enhance the school's entire curriculum from grades K to 6.  The school has a whole school license.        Both c omputer lab simulators will soon be up and running;...

Galileo Mystery Solved. Should All Flight Directors be Required to Pass a Psychological Exam. Evidence that Crews May be at Risk.

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Three Seconds Before Panic Set In       Let's be honest, any news involving the USS Galileo at the Christa McAuliffe Space Education Center in Pleasant Grove is welcome. This little simulator, once the brunt of many jokes told by the pre-remodel old time staff late into the night during the overnight missions, sits forlorn and lonely several paces away from the cluster of other simulators inside Central School.  To even find it, one must turn left inside of the normal right upon entering the school.       Bread is kept in the front lobby for Galileo crew use. A sign reads "The Galileo can be hard to find so please leave a trail of breadcrumbs as you embark on your trek through the hallways looking for this illusive ship hidden deep within the forest of upright tables and discarded cardboard boxes - the remains of field trip lunch containers.  If you get lost, follows the crumbs back to the lobby and wait for a guide - recognizable b...